Ordsprogene 9
1 Visdommen har bygget sit Hus, har udhugget sine syv Piller;
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 hun har slagtet sit Slagtekvæg, blandet sin Vin og dækket sit Bord;
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 hun har udsendt sine Piger, hun kalder fra Toppene af Stadens Høje:
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 Hvo der er uvidende, den vende sig hid; og til den, som fattes Forstand, siger hun:
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 Kommer hid, æder af mit Brød, og drikker af Vinen, som jeg har blandet.
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Forlader Uvidenhed, saa skulle I leve, og gaar lige frem paa Forstandens Vej.
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Hvo som revser en Spotter, henter sig Spot, og hvo som irettesætter den ugudelige, faar Skændsel til Løn.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Sæt ikke en Spotter i Rette, at han ikke skal hade dig; sæt en viis i Rette, og han skal elske dig.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Giv den vise, og han skal blive visere; undervis den retfærdige, og han skal tage til i Lærdom.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Herrens Frygt er Visdoms Begyndelse, og Kundskab om den Hellige er Forstand.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 Thi ved mig skulle dine Dage blive mange, og flere Leveaar skulle vorde dig tillagte.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Dersom du er viis, er du viis til dit eget Gavn; men spotter du, skal du bære det alene.
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Daarskaben er en urolig Kvinde, idel Uvidenhed, og kender ikke noget.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 Og hun sidder ved sit Hus's Dør, paa en Stol paa Stadens Høje,
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 for at kalde paa dem, som gaa forbi ad Vejen, dem, som vandre ret frem paa deres Stier;
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 hvo der er uvidende, den vende sig hid; og den, som fattes Forstand, ham taler hun til.
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 Stjaalet Vand er sødt, og lønligt Brød er lækkert.
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
18 Men han ved ikke, at der er Dødninger der; de, som ere indbudne af hende, ere i Dødsrigets Dyb. (Sheol h7585)
But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
